Flyers vs. Hurricanes Prediction & Picks - NHL Playoffs Second Round Game 1

Game 1 of the NHL Playoffs Second Round at Lenovo Center features the Carolina Hurricanes and the Philadelphia Flyers meeting at 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 2 ET, broadcast on ABC. The Hurricanes have -250 odds on the moneyline against the Flyers (+203).

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Here's our pick for who will capture the win in this NHL Playoffs Second Round contest.

Flyers vs. Hurricanes Predictions for Saturday

Our computer projections model for this contest predicts a final tally of Hurricanes 4, Flyers 2.

• Moneyline Pick: Hurricanes (-250)
• Total Pick: Over 5.5 (computer predicts 6.2 goals on average)
• Spread Pick: Hurricanes (-1.5)

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Hurricanes Splits and Trends

• The Hurricanes are 53-22-7 overall and 15-7-22 in overtime contests.
• Carolina has 45 points (21-4-3) in the 28 games it has played that were decided by one goal.
• In the 12 games this season the Hurricanes scored just one goal, they've finished 1-11-0 (two points).
• Carolina has finished 7-4-1 in the 12 games this season when it scored exactly two goals (registering 15 points).
• The Hurricanes have scored more than two goals 61 times, and are 49-6-6 in those games (to record 104 points).
• In the 36 games when Carolina has recorded a single power-play goal, it has a 25-9-2 record (52 points).
• In the 70 games this season in which it has outshot its opponent, Carolina is 51-14-5 (107 points).
• The Hurricanes have been outshot by opponents 14 times, and went 5-7-2 (12 points).

Flyers Splits and Trends

• The Flyers (43-27-12 overall) have posted a record of 17-12-29 in games that have required OT this season.
• Philadelphia has earned 26 points (9-6-8) in its 23 games that finished with a one-goal margin.
• In 14 games this season when the Flyers ended a game with only one goal, they earned a total of six points (1-9-4).
• When Philadelphia has scored two goals this season, they've earned 20 points (8-10-4 record).
• The Flyers have scored at least three goals 49 times, earning 80 points from those matchups (38-7-4).
• This season, Philadelphia has capitalized on a lone power-play goal in 25 games has a record of 15-7-3 in those matchups.
• When it outshoots its opponent this season, Philadelphia has posted a record of 18-15-3 (39 points).
• The Flyers have been outshot by opponents 47 times this season, and earned 61 points in those games.

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Flyers vs. Hurricanes Game Time and TV Channel

• When: Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET
• TV Channel: ABC
• Where: Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina

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